Curtis Stephen, Journalist

Nothing beats a good ol’ fashioned tale of triumph over adversity. Take the story of a certain recording star whose budding career was nearly derailed after a terrible incident. His jaw was wired shut.

At first, Wayne McGhie isn’t sure what all the fuss is about. As a late January blizzard hammers southern Ontario, McGhie, 57, is the center of attention inside his sister’s Toronto apartment. Among those who brave the whiteout to see...

When ABC News chairman and former president Roone Arledge died last week after a long bout with cancer, the tributes from journalists were naturally sentimental. And while Arledge would have found it all touching, he would have wasted no time...